Businga weather in April

In April, Businga sees average daytime highs of 31°C and overnight lows near 22°C, with 152 mm of rain across 20.9 wet days and about 12.1 hours of daylight. It is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April, and the air most often feels oppressive.

Daylight stretches from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, April is Businga's 10th-clearest and 4th-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Businga's year-round climate.

Daytime high: 31°; 4th warmest
Overnight low: 22°; 11th coldest
Rainfall: 152 mm; 20.9 wet days
Daylight: 12 h 06 min; 5:34 AM – 5:39 PM
Cloud cover: 77%; 10th clearest
Wind: 6 km/h; 4th windiest
Solar energy: 5.43 kWh/m²
Travel score: 3.1; out of 10

Businga is human settlement.

Density: 3/km²; people per km²

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

← March Businga year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

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Temperature in April

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near 31°C through the month.

A typical April day in Businga reaches about 31°C in the afternoon and slips back to 22°C overnight — a 9°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between 29°C and 34°C. Set against its neighbours, April runs about 1°C cooler than March and on par with May.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Avg high (°C)	32	32	32	32	32	32	32	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31	31
Avg low (°C)	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	23	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22	22

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

How April really feels in Businga

Once humidity and wind are folded in, April averages 30 days that feel above 32°C and 0 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C

heat index over the day's high

Days feeling ≤ 0°C

wind chill below the day's low

The story in April is heat — humidity pushes the afternoon "feels like" well above the raw temperature.

Businga weather by month

How April compares with the rest of the year at a glance. April is the 4th-warmest and 4th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

Month	High / Low (°C)	Rainfall (mm)	Wet days	Daylight (hours)	Travel score
Jan	33° / 21°	33	6.3	11.8	4.0
Feb	33° / 22°	56	9.6	11.9	3.3
Mar	32° / 23°	126	17.5	12	3.0
Apr	31° / 22°	152	20.9	12.1	3.1
May	31° / 22°	131	21.9	12.1	3.4
Jun	30° / 22°	114	20.9	12.2	3.7
Jul	29° / 21°	129	22.9	12.2	3.7
Aug	29° / 21°	163	25.3	12.1	3.4
Sep	30° / 21°	177	24.8	12	3.3
Oct	29° / 21°	189	26.6	11.9	3.3
Nov	30° / 21°	131	21.2	11.8	3.6
Dec	31° / 21°	47	8.8	11.8	4.4

Cloud cover in April

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 8% of the time in April.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 15% of April, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 77%.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Clearer (%)	26	26	25	25	24	24	24	23	22	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	22	22	23	23	24	24	24	25	26	26	27	27	27
Cloudier (%)	74	74	75	75	76	76	76	77	78	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	77	76	76	76	75	74	74	73	73	73

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

Chance of precipitation in April

Any precipitation

Businga gets around 152 mm of rain over 20.9 wet days in April. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable rain averages around 68% and peaks near 70% on the wettest days.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Rain chance (%)	63	63	64	65	65	66	67	67	68	68	69	69	69	69	69	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	70	69	69	69

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	65
5	65
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	68
10	68
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	69
29	69
30	69

Humidity in April

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of April feels oppressive — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, April lands in the oppressive band about 93% of days. Sticky, muggy-or-worse air turns up on roughly 100% of them.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Muggy (%)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	0
Oppressive (%)	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94	94	94	94	94	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	93	94	94	94
Miserable (%)	5	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	94	5
2	1	93	6
3	1	93	6
4	1	93	6
5	1	93	6
6	1	93	6
7	1	93	6
8	1	93	6
9	1	93	6
10	1	93	6
11	1	93	6
12	1	93	6
13	0	94	6
14	0	94	6
15	0	94	6
16	0	94	6
17	0	94	6
18	0	94	6
19	0	94	6
20	1	93	6
21	1	93	6
22	1	93	6
23	1	93	6
24	1	93	6
25	1	93	6
26	1	93	6
27	1	93	6
28	0	94	6
29	0	94	6
30	0	94	6

Wind in April

Winds average 6 km/h in April.

Across April, daily wind ranges from about 5 km/h on the calmest days to 6 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Wind speed (km/h)	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
Feels	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm	calm

	Wind speed (km/h)	Feels
1	6	calm
2	6	calm
3	6	calm
4	6	calm
5	6	calm
6	6	calm
7	6	calm
8	6	calm
9	6	calm
10	6	calm
11	6	calm
12	6	calm
13	6	calm
14	6	calm
15	6	calm
16	6	calm
17	6	calm
18	6	calm
19	6	calm
20	6	calm
21	5	calm
22	5	calm
23	5	calm
24	5	calm
25	5	calm
26	5	calm
27	5	calm
28	5	calm
29	5	calm
30	5	calm

Sunrise & sunset in April

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 12 hours at the start of April to 12 h 06 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 6 minutes over April. Sunrise moves from 5:40 AM to 5:30 AM, and sunset from 5:42 PM to 5:37 PM.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Daylight (h)	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.0	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1	12.1
Sunrise (AM)	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:36	5:36	5:36	5:35	5:35	5:34	5:34	5:34	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:33	5:32	5:32	5:32	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:31	5:30
Sunset (PM)	5:42	5:42	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:41	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:40	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:39	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:38	5:37	5:37	5:37	5:37

	Daylight (h)	Sunrise (AM)	Sunset (PM)
1	12.0	5:40	5:42
2	12.0	5:40	5:42
3	12.0	5:39	5:41
4	12.0	5:39	5:41
5	12.0	5:39	5:41
6	12.0	5:38	5:41
7	12.0	5:38	5:41
8	12.0	5:37	5:40
9	12.1	5:37	5:40
10	12.1	5:37	5:40
11	12.1	5:36	5:40
12	12.1	5:36	5:40
13	12.1	5:36	5:39
14	12.1	5:35	5:39
15	12.1	5:35	5:39
16	12.1	5:34	5:39
17	12.1	5:34	5:39
18	12.1	5:34	5:39
19	12.1	5:33	5:38
20	12.1	5:33	5:38
21	12.1	5:33	5:38
22	12.1	5:33	5:38
23	12.1	5:32	5:38
24	12.1	5:32	5:38
25	12.1	5:32	5:38
26	12.1	5:31	5:38
27	12.1	5:31	5:37
28	12.1	5:31	5:37
29	12.1	5:31	5:37
30	12.1	5:30	5:37

Solar energy in April

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in April, about 5.43 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 4.84 kWh/m² to a high of 5.72 kWh/m² in February across the year — April's 5.43 kWh/m² falls in the middle.

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30
Solar energy (kWh/m²)	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.6	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.5	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.4	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3	5.3
Level	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright	Bright

	Solar energy (kWh/m²)	Level
1	5.6	Bright
2	5.6	Bright
3	5.6	Bright
4	5.6	Bright
5	5.6	Bright
6	5.5	Bright
7	5.5	Bright
8	5.5	Bright
9	5.5	Bright
10	5.5	Bright
11	5.5	Bright
12	5.5	Bright
13	5.5	Bright
14	5.4	Bright
15	5.4	Bright
16	5.4	Bright
17	5.4	Bright
18	5.4	Bright
19	5.4	Bright
20	5.4	Bright
21	5.4	Bright
22	5.4	Bright
23	5.4	Bright
24	5.4	Bright
25	5.4	Bright
26	5.3	Bright
27	5.3	Bright
28	5.3	Bright
29	5.3	Bright
30	5.3	Bright

Planning a trip in April

Is April a good time to visit Businga?

Our two travel scores rate April for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

3.1

Sightseeing

11th-best month of the year

4.8

Beach & pool

9th-best month of the year

April is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Businga.

What to pack for Businga in April

From April's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In April, Businga sees daytime highs around 31°C and nights near 22°C. Pack light clothes and rain gear. Worth having: sun protection. About 21 days see rain.

light clothesrain gearsun protection

UV index in Businga in April

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in April peaks around 13 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Businga peaks around October 14 at about 13 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near December 16 at about 9 (very high).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
UV index (midday)	10	12	12	13	12	10	9	12	12	13	10	8
Level	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high	Extreme	Extreme	Extreme	Very high	Very high

	UV index (midday)	Level
Jan	10	Extreme
Feb	12	Extreme
Mar	12	Extreme
Apr	13	Extreme
May	12	Extreme
Jun	10	Very high
Jul	9	Very high
Aug	12	Extreme
Sep	12	Extreme
Oct	13	Extreme
Nov	10	Very high
Dec	8	Very high

Air quality in Businga in April

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where April falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Businga is worst in March — around 109 µg/m³ PM2.5 (unhealthy), about 10.0× the cleanest month (October, 11 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
PM2.5 (µg/m³)	52	109	109	29	14	18	19	15	12	11	17	30
Level	Poor	Unhealthy	Unhealthy	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Moderate	Good	Good	Moderate	Moderate

	PM2.5 (µg/m³)	Level
Jan	52	Poor
Feb	109	Unhealthy
Mar	109	Unhealthy
Apr	29	Moderate
May	14	Moderate
Jun	18	Moderate
Jul	19	Moderate
Aug	15	Moderate
Sep	12	Good
Oct	11	Good
Nov	17	Moderate
Dec	30	Moderate

Location & terrain

Where is Businga?

Businga sits at 3.3°N, 20.9°E, 362 m above sea level, in Democratic Republic of the Congo. The nearest listed city is Gbadolite, 105 km away.

Topography around Businga

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Businga.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Businga has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 50 m around an average of 359 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 176 m; within 80 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 290 m.

The land around Businga is covered by trees (50%) and grassland (39%) within 3 km, trees (62%) and grassland (37%) within 16 km, and trees (79%) and grassland (21%) within 80 km.

3 km

50 m

trees 50%

16 km

176 m

trees 62%

80 km

290 m

trees 79%

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← March Businga year-round climate May →Best places to visit in April

April weather nearby: Gbadolite 105 km · Binga 116 km · Gemena 124 km · Lisala 149 km · Alindao 191 km · Kouango 211 km · Bumba 217 km · Libenge 252 km

Democratic Republic of the Congo travel facts

Travel advisory: Level 4; Do Not Travel
Power plugs: Type C / E; 220 V · 50 Hz
Prices: ≈ 42% of US; price level, 2025
GDP per capita: $807; 2025
Happiness: 3.8 / 10; World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water: 12%; of population, 2024
Road deaths: 34.9; per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group: Low; World Bank
English: Very low; EF EPI 400

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Businga (3.3386°, 20.8858°, elevation 362 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	65
5	65
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	68
10	68
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	69
29	69
30	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	94	5
2	1	93	6
3	1	93	6
4	1	93	6
5	1	93	6
6	1	93	6
7	1	93	6
8	1	93	6
9	1	93	6
10	1	93	6
11	1	93	6
12	1	93	6
13	0	94	6
14	0	94	6
15	0	94	6
16	0	94	6
17	0	94	6
18	0	94	6
19	0	94	6
20	1	93	6
21	1	93	6
22	1	93	6
23	1	93	6
24	1	93	6
25	1	93	6
26	1	93	6
27	1	93	6
28	0	94	6
29	0	94	6
30	0	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	65
5	65
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	68
10	68
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	69
29	69
30	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	94	5
2	1	93	6
3	1	93	6
4	1	93	6
5	1	93	6
6	1	93	6
7	1	93	6
8	1	93	6
9	1	93	6
10	1	93	6
11	1	93	6
12	1	93	6
13	0	94	6
14	0	94	6
15	0	94	6
16	0	94	6
17	0	94	6
18	0	94	6
19	0	94	6
20	1	93	6
21	1	93	6
22	1	93	6
23	1	93	6
24	1	93	6
25	1	93	6
26	1	93	6
27	1	93	6
28	0	94	6
29	0	94	6
30	0	94	6

	Avg high (°C)	Avg low (°C)
1	32	23
2	32	23
3	32	23
4	32	23
5	32	23
6	32	23
7	32	23
8	31	23
9	31	23
10	31	23
11	31	23
12	31	23
13	31	22
14	31	22
15	31	22
16	31	22
17	31	22
18	31	22
19	31	22
20	31	22
21	31	22
22	31	22
23	31	22
24	31	22
25	31	22
26	31	22
27	31	22
28	31	22
29	31	22
30	31	22

	Clearer (%)	Cloudier (%)
1	26	74
2	26	74
3	25	75
4	25	75
5	24	76
6	24	76
7	24	76
8	23	77
9	22	78
10	21	79
11	21	79
12	21	79
13	21	79
14	21	79
15	21	79
16	21	79
17	21	79
18	22	78
19	22	78
20	23	77
21	23	77
22	24	76
23	24	76
24	24	76
25	25	75
26	26	74
27	26	74
28	27	73
29	27	73
30	27	73

	Rain chance (%)
1	63
2	63
3	64
4	65
5	65
6	66
7	67
8	67
9	68
10	68
11	69
12	69
13	69
14	69
15	69
16	70
17	70
18	70
19	70
20	70
21	70
22	70
23	70
24	70
25	70
26	70
27	70
28	69
29	69
30	69

	Muggy (%)	Oppressive (%)	Miserable (%)
1	1	94	5
2	1	93	6
3	1	93	6
4	1	93	6
5	1	93	6
6	1	93	6
7	1	93	6
8	1	93	6
9	1	93	6
10	1	93	6
11	1	93	6
12	1	93	6
13	0	94	6
14	0	94	6
15	0	94	6
16	0	94	6
17	0	94	6
18	0	94	6
19	0	94	6
20	1	93	6
21	1	93	6
22	1	93	6
23	1	93	6
24	1	93	6
25	1	93	6
26	1	93	6
27	1	93	6
28	0	94	6
29	0	94	6
30	0	94	6